I wouldn't recommend the Nexus for that application, especially if it won't start by itself if it ever does stop.
If your PSU is making noise though, can you RMA it? Usually they are virtually silent.
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- Sat Jun 30, 2007 3:51 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: nexus real silent fan in seasonic s12 430
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6394
- Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:18 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: send back 8500 for 8600?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5244
- Tue May 29, 2007 10:19 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Seasonic S-12 430 PSU for PC running GeForce 8800 GTX?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5868
- Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Sonata III is out
- Replies: 29
- Views: 38997
I have the Sonota and the 8800GTX would not fit. I have an 8800GTS and it barely fits so there for sure would be no room for the GTX. Assuming the Sonata III is along the same lines inside as the Sonata and II, they the GTX will not fit. I'm sure you can find some specs on Antec's site for dimensions.
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:48 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Question about VGA and DVI
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8190
The quality differences would be so slight that you would never notice it. The main advantage with DVI is that you never have to adjust the geometry of your monitor. I disagree. DVI quality is much better than VGA. Text and graphics are more sharp and crisp. But you should try it out yourself. You ...
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:44 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800 series stock fan noise feedbacks
- Replies: 28
- Views: 20309
I own a GTS and I can not hear it. It runs a bit warm (mid to high 60s at idle) but it is the first video card I have gotten in a long time that does not need an aftermarket cooler to make it quiet. As was said it does not seem to spin up much in games although I haven't played much Oblivion on it y...
- Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:35 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Question about VGA and DVI
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8190
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:29 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Short 8800GTS Review
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4373
Quake 4 is an OpenGL based game and Vista has no built in support for OpenGL. Your frame rates are actually pretty good considering that. Vista has put the onus on the hardware makers to write openGL support into their drivers so expect your performance to increase when that happens. The card is act...
- Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:58 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Radeon 9700 Pro fan replacement options
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6227
As far as I see it you can do this: If you don't game at all, just replace the card with a newer passive card. If you do game and you really can't afford to upgrade, find a replacement fan. If that means strapping an 80mm fan onto the heatsink with zip ties, then so be it. The third option would be ...
- Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:34 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: [CES 07] New Antec Sonata III
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14398
The HDD cage is orientated in the wrong fashion for optimal airflow. Is this the case in the old Sonata? Lets see you take a rectangle and you turn it lengthwise... tell me again how does this change the airflow? My Samsung runs at 29C in my Sonata. I love the sideways drive sleds. It makes cable m...
- Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Creating a quieter PC - Thanks to all here!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9307
- Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:42 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Nvidia Purevideo HTPC video card guide
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4919
That is disappointing since my local cable company rents HDTV PVRs from Motorolla but they are quite expensive per month. I absolutely love my media center and I wish I could find a way for it to record cable TV in HD. I do not have a HDTV yet though and one of the reasons I am holding off is avoidi...
- Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:27 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Nvidia Purevideo HTPC video card guide
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4919
- Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:43 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 3.5" Seagate vs Samsung 80GB, which is quieter?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4582
- Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Cool n Quiet not working on my system
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5276
- Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:30 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Best Fanless AGP video card that takes up only one slot
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2931
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125179 This is the card I have, and I'm pretty sure it only takes up one slot. I wouldn't recommend cramming a fanless video card in anyways though, they need some space for circulation. If you don't play games a 6200 is fine. If you do play g...
- Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:28 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Do X700 Pro cards run cooler than a 6600GT?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3591
For just a tiny bit more than the Gigabyte passive 6600GT, you can get: XFX 6800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150106 and add the Zalman ZM80D-HP http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118216 You might have to put the optional fan on it, but you can certain...
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:54 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Do X700 Pro cards run cooler than a 6600GT?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3591
We're kind of in a tough spot since we both have AGP. If we had PCI-E we would have a much easier time with cooling, especially the 6600GT. To make you decision easier, I'll add a link to another benchmark set http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2297&p=2 The X700 Pro just can't compete for...
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:02 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Do X700 Pro cards run cooler than a 6600GT?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3591
The X700 Pro is not faster than a 6600GT. http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050524/vga_charts-05.html At 1280x1024 the 6600GT is ahead of the X700 oro. The 6600GT is an all around better performing card, plus you can buy it passive from Gigabyte. My temperatures have been fine. The extra RA...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:32 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: New Gigabyte 256Mb 6600GT - silent pipe + 2xDVI
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2110
- Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:25 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: S.M.A.R.T. Temperature reading
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2833
- Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:28 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Silencing Leadtek A400 TDH 6800
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1992
- Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:00 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Need Some Advice With Schooner & 6600GT AGP
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2507
I don't think the schooner would work - I took a look at the website, it doesn't take into account that the core on the AGP version is moved, and the HSI needs to be cooled as well. Your current heatsink acts to cool both the core and the HSI chip. A lot of cards don't do that, and have a seperate h...
- Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:42 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD Raptor or Samsung SpinPoint?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23946
Wow don't get so defensive. I do use RAID 5 and tape backups kept in a secure offsite facility - every single day at work. I restore files all the time. I replace 10K U320 SCSI hard drives that are hot swapable all the time. We have terabytes of storage in RAID 5 using huge arrays - I realise the pe...
- Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:20 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD Raptor or Samsung SpinPoint?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23946
Maybe you missed where I said "Basically the only time RAID 0 is worth it is if you move a lot of large files." to me a 700MB file is pretty big. And the main reason for not wanting RAID 0, again from something I already posted (thanks for reading before you reply with my reasons) "You double your c...
- Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:05 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD Raptor or Samsung SpinPoint?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23946
I like Storage Review a lot and yes I have read their article and no I'm not changing my mind because they (the forum folks) are so biased. I configured it with 16K clusters/16K stripe and it flys. Period, end of story. :lol: I'll happily run my sythetic benchmark and post it. It's fast . Real worl...
- Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:31 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD Raptor or Samsung SpinPoint?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 23946
RAID 0 just isn't worth it on a desktop computer. You double your chances to lose your data, and for almost no gain. You would be better off running the drives as seperate drives. Please read these articles: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2101 http://faq.storagereview.com/tiki-index...
- Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:45 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 6600GT, 6800GT: noise levels and performance
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6748
Looks like you have done your research! Nice system you have pieced together. I'd go with the Gigabyte passive video card (actually I did just this week). I have the 6600GT, it gets warm but nothing too crazy. Several people have had some high temperatures, however if they take apart the heatsink an...
- Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:29 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: My correspondance with Gigabyte tech support on 6600GT
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4606
Here was my reply: Thank you again for your kindly mail and inquiry. Your valuable feedback is the motivation for us to improve and serve you better.We will forward this information to the related department to look into this issue. Thanks for providing. I you still have any further question or sugg...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:10 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 6200TC and ZM50-HP ??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1792
If your budget is as high as you say, go for a 6600GT right off the bat - the performance of the 6600GT is around double the 6200, and about quadruple the 6200TC32/64 Plus, when you decide to go SLI you only need to buy one card, and in the mean time your won't have an absolutely crappy card. The Le...